Famous Boxers

Muhammad-Ali Muhammad Ali (1942)
Famous For: Being widely considered one of the greatest boxers of all time.
The Greatest, “The People’s Champion,” these are nicknames given to one of the most famous athletes in the world, Muhammad Ali. He has born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. before he converted to Islam in 1964. Before turning professional, Ali won a gold medal at the Olympics in Rome in 1960 as a light heavyweight. As a professional heavyweight, we won fifty-six, 37 by knockout. Some of his fights have been given titles, most famous include, “Rumble in the Jungle,” in Kinshasa, Zaire against George Foreman and “The Thrilla in Manila,” in Manila, Philippines against Joe Frazier. Ali was a multiple heavyweight champion during his career as a boxer.		 Manny_Pacquiao,_April_21,_2009 Manny Pacquiao (1978)
Famous For: World champion in eight weight divisions
Eight division world champion, the first to ever accomplish the feat, Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao was named “Fighter of the Decade” in 2009. A southpaw, Pacquiao’s record is an impressive 54-5 with 2 draws. This is one fighter who has received more than his share of nicknames that include: Pac Man, The Nation’s Fist, Destroyer, Mexicutioner and the list goes on.
Mike_Tyson Mike Tyson (1966)
Famous For: Unified the heavyweight titles under the WBA, WBC, & IBF
At twenty years old, Mike Tyson became the undisputed heavyweight champion, unifying the WBA (World Boxing Association), WBC (World Boxing Council), and the IBF (International Boxing Federation) heavyweight titles. “The Baddest Man on the Planet”, as Tyson was known, won 44 of his fifty fights by knockout. He is also known as Iron Mike and Kid Dynamite for his hard hitting punches.		 Floyd_Mayweather,_Jr. Floyd Mayweather Jr. (1977)
Famous For: Undefeated record
Rated as the best pound for pound fighter today, Floyd Mayweather Jr. remains undefeated. He is a world champion in five divisions beginning with the Super Featherweight, Lightweight, Welterweight, Light Welterweight, and Light Middleweight, divisions. As an amateur, he had an 84-6 record, as a professional, he is 45-0. He has two nicknames to date, “Money” & “Pretty Boy.”
Jack-Johnson Jack Johnson (1878-1946)
Famous For: Galveston Giant
The “Galveston Giant” or John Arthur Johnson became the first Black American world boxing heavyweight (179 lbs not more than 201) champion. His reign as champion lasted for seven years. He had a total of 114 fights, he won eighty fights, forty-five by knockouts; twelve draws, fourteen no-contest, and 13 losses. Johnson was an “orthodox” style of boxer.		 George_Foreman_2009 George Foreman (1949)
Famous For: Rumble in the Jungle
Two time World Heavyweight Champion George Foreman was one of the most famous boxers of his time that go with his epic battles against the likes of Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, and Muhammad Ali. In 1968, he won the gold medal at summer Olympics in Mexico City. In his storied boxing career, Foreman compiled seventy-six wins. He was the oldest, at age 45, Heavyweight champion to win the title. His nicknames include, “The Heywood Giant, Big George, and the Punching Preacher.”
Jones,_Roy_Jr_(2007) Roy Jones Jr. (1969)
Famous For: 1990s Fighter of the Decade
After starting as a boxer in the light middleweight division, Roy Jones Jr. eventually found himself winning the heavyweight title. During the 1990s, Jones received the recognition for being the “Fighter of the Decade.” He garnered a total of 56 wins during his professional career, receiving the title Champion as a Middleweight, Super Middleweight, Light Heavyweight, and Heavyweight. He was known as “RJ, Captain Hook, Superman, and Junior.”		 Rocky_Marciano Rocky Marciano (1923-1969)
Famous For: Undefeated Heavyweight boxer
Untied and undefeated in his professional boxing career, former World Heavyweight champion Rocky (Rocco Francis Marchegiano) Marciano, is the only boxer to hold this distinction. He had forty-nine fights, lost none, won 43 by knockout. Born in Brockton, Massachusetts, he has been given the alias “Rock from Brockton” and “Brockton Blockbuster.”
Julio-Cesar-Chavez-Jr. Julio César Chávez, Jr. (1986)
Famous For: WBC Middleweight champion in 2011
Following in the footsteps of his father, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has a record of 47 wins and 1 loss. He won the WBC middleweight title in 2011. He has been rated to fight in two weight classes, Middleweight and Light Heavyweight.		 Joe-Frazier Joe Frazier (1944-2011)
Famous For: Thrilla in Manila
Joseph William “Smokin Joe” Frazier was proclaimed the “undisputed World Heavyweight Champion” in boxing in 1970. In the 1964 Tokyo summer Olympics, Frazier won the gold medal in the heavyweight division. As a professional, Smokin Joe had 32 wins and 4 losses, twice each to Ali and Foreman.
Evander_Holyfield Evander Holyfield (1962)
Famous For: Holyfield vs. Tyson, the Bite
With a nickname “The Real Deal”, Evander Holyfield proved that he was just that, the real deal as a boxer. Of his 44 wins, he won 29 by knockout. Some of those wins were at the expense of the likes of Foreman, Holmes, and Mike Tyson, to name a few. Another nickname given to Holyfield was “The Warrior.”		 Julio_César_Chávez Julio César Chávez (1962)
Famous For: The Great Mexican Champion
Considered as Mexico’s greatest fighter, Julio Cesar Chavez is remembered for his punching power, relentless attack against his opponents, and his ability to take the punches. As a Chavez had 107 wins to go with being crowned six times as world champion in the Super Featherweight, Lightweight, and Light Welterweight divisions.
Lenox_Lewis_2010 Lennox Lewis (1965)
Famous For: Undisputed Champion in 2000
British/Canadian Heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis is viewed by many as one of the greatest fighters of all time. He received a gold medal during the 1988 Seoul summer Olympics. He turned professional in 1989 in which he won forty-one times. At six feet five inches, he had a reach of 84 inches. He has been given the nickname “The Lion” and “Lenny”, though he viewed himself as “the pugilist specialist.”		 Victor_Ortiz Victor Ortiz (1987)
Famous For: WBC Welterweight champion in 2011
Another southpaw, Victor Ortiz’s fighting record is 29 wins, 4 losses, and 3 draws. In 2011, he won the WBC welterweight title against Andre Berto. He us rated eligible to fight in the welterweight, light welterweight, and light middleweight divisions.
Ray_Leonard Sugar Ray Leonard (1956)
Famous For: The Super Fight vs. Hagler
In the 1980s, Sugar Ray Leonard received the recognition for being the “Boxer of the Decade”. Although he only figured in 40 fights, he won 36 of them, the men he fought against were equally legendary. Representing the USA at the summer Olympics in 1976, we won gold in the light welterweight division. He fought in five divisions, moving up from Welterweight to Light Heavyweight. His battles against fellow Hall of Famers were epic, these include the likes of Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran, Wilfred Benitez, and Marvin Hagler.		 Timothy-Bradley Timothy Bradley (1983)
Famous For: World champion in welterweight division
Current WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley is just getting started in his boxing career. To date, he has won 31 fights with no losses. He won the welterweight title against then champion Manny Pacquiao.
Dempsey,Jack_(1927) Jack Dempsey (1895-1983)
Famous For: Boxing World Heavyweight Champion 1919-1926
Jack Dempsey held boxing’s World Heavyweight Championship belt for seven years, from 1919 to 1926. Because of his aggressive power, Dempsey was one of the most popular boxers in his time. Of the 83 fights he fought in, Dempsey won 65, winning 51 of those by knock-out. He only lost six of the 83. His nicknames include “Manassa Mauler” and “Kid Blackie.”		 Joe_Louis_by_van_Vechten Joe Louis (1914-1981)
Famous For: Brown Bomber & Boxing World Heavyweight Champion 1937-1949
As boxing’s World Heavyweight champion for twelve years, of the 70 fights Joe Louis fought, he only experienced three losses, winning 66. Of that victories, he won 52 by knockout. He is viewed as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. He had reach of 76″. He was nicknamed the Brown Bomber.
Sugar_Ray_Robinson Sugar Ray Robinson (1921-1989)
Famous For: best pound for pound boxer
The title of the “greatest boxer” of all time may be given to Sugar Ray Robinson, as an amateur, he had a record of 85-0, 69 won by knockout, forty of those in the first round. Robinson had an “orthodox” style as a boxer. He fought in the welterweight (140 pounds not more than 147) and middleweight (152 pounds not more than 165) divisions of boxing.		 Sonny-Liston Sonny Liston (unknown-1970)
Famous For: 1964 rematch against Muhammad Ali
One of the most controversial boxers of his time, Sonny Liston had a record of 50 wins and four losses. He was in the heavyweight division and in 1962 was crowned the World Heavyweight Champion. His most memorable fights were those against Floyd Patterson and Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), whom he each fought two times.
Rubin-Carter Rubin Carter (1937)
Famous For: his nickname, the Hurricane
The Hurricane, this was the nickname given to middleweight boxer Rubin Carter. He was not tall for a middleweight fighter, but he did have a total of forty fights in which he won 27 of those, 19 by knockout.		 Jake_LaMotta_signed_photo_postcard Jake Lamotta (1921)
Famous For: Raging Bull
LaMotta has been given the nickname of “Raging Bull” and “Bronx Bull” for his bully style of fighting in the ring. As a middleweight and light heavyweight boxer, Jake fought a total of 106 times, winning 93 of those. His storied rivalry against Sugar Ray Robinson, they fought six times, the last had been labeled as boxings version of the “Valentine’s Day Massacre” in which LaMotta was out-boxed, out punched by Robinson, but never knocked down.
Roberto-Duran-1994 Roberto Durán (1951)
Famous For: “No Mas, No Mas”
One of the best fighters to step into the wrong was Panamanian Roberto Duran, the man who had been given the nickname “Manos de Piedra or Hands of Stone.” He fought in five different weight classes, Lightweight, Welterweight, Light and Super Middleweight, and Middleweight. He won 103 times and 70 of those by knockout.		 Shane_Mosley Shane Mosley (1971)
Famous For: Sugar Shane Mosley
As a professional boxer, Shane Mosley has a record of 47 wins and 8 losses. 39 of those wins came via knockout. He held world titles as a Lightweight, Welterweight, and Light Middleweight. As an amateur, Mosley’s official record was 230 wins and twelve losses.
Oscar_De_La_Hoya_at_Morongo_Casino Oscar De La Hoya (1973)
Famous For: Golden Boy
Golden Boy Oscar dela Hoya has won ten world boxing titles in different weight classes beginning in the Super featherweight all the way up to Middleweight, six in all. He won a gold medal at the Olympics in Barcelona, Spain in the lightweight division. His professional boxing record is a respectable 39-6.		 Larry_Holmes_awarded_Jaycees Larry Holmes (1949)
Famous For: Easton Assassin
The Easton Assassin, this was how former WBC Heavyweight champion was known. He grew up in the city of Easton in Pennsylvania. He reigned as boxing champion from 1978 through 1983. His record as a professional boxer was 69-6.
Marvelous-Marvin-Hagler Marvelous Marvin Hagler (1954)
Famous For: Marvelous Marvin Hagler
Marvelous, that is what Marvin Hagler is known as. He is a southpaw (left-handed) boxer that fought in the Middleweight division, he has hailed the undisputed World Middleweight Champion over a seven year period, 1980 to 1987. He was involved in 67 fights and won 62. His knockout percentage is the highest among middleweight champions, of the 62 fights he won, he knocked out 52 of his opponents, giving him a 78% knockouts.